State Highway Patrol Solo Unit officers intercepted a P2 probationary driver on the Black Spur between Healesville and Narbethong on 10 June.
The driver told officers that he’d rolled his vehicle on an unsealed track, prior to being intercepted by police about 2.05pm.
The unregistered vehicle had substantial damage and was defected on the spot by police.
A 20-year-old Mount Evelyn man is expected to be charged on summons with conduct endangering persons, careless driving, use unregistered vehicle, use a vehicle not complying to standards.
This vehicle intercept was part of Operation Regal, a state-wide high visibility road policing operation over the King’s birthday long weekend.
The focus of the operation is on excessive or inappropriate speed, impaired driving, seatbelt non-compliance, driver distraction, disobeying traffic signs, and unauthorised driving.
Operation Regal ran for four days from 12.01am Friday 9 June to 11.59pm Monday 12 June.
